Service difficulty report · Radome · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
October 15, 2015
Submitted
October 15, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N724FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
530
Aircraft time
347 hours, 17,347 cycles
Part
Radome
Part number
1003002003
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON DEPARTURE, SUSPECT LIGHTNING STRIKE, WX RADAR INOPERATIVE, NO OTHER ISSUES. FOUND PUNCTURE ON THE NOSE OF THE RADOME & RADOME DELAMINATED FROM THE INSIDE. FOUND ANTENNA HIT BY LIGHTNING STRIKE, CREW VERBALLY REPORTS THAT BOTH WEATHER RADAR SYSTEMS ARE INOPERATIVE & NO PROBLEM WITH THE RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS. NEED TO DO LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTION IAW AMM 05-51-18-00 TO FOUND THE EXIT POINT. R & R WEATHER RADAR ANTENNA IAW AMM 34-41-11-04-09. OPERATIONS TESTED IAW AMM 34-41-00-05, TESTED OK. R & R NR 1 RADAR XTR IAW AMM 34-41-33-04-09 & TESTED IAW AMM 34-41-00-05. R & R RADOME IAW AMM 53-10-61-04 & TESTED IAW AMM 53-10-61-5.

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